English Māori Walter Basil Handley Died 15 November 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 23/444 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Acting Bombardier/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 299 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWalter Basil AWMM SurnameHandley AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 23/444 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Waitotara, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationS.G. Handley (father), Waitotara, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 23/444 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 9 October 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 30 or HMNZT 31 or HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Rifleman AWMM B Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Height, WWI AWMM 5' 7" AWMM Weight, WWI AWMM 134 lb AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Acting Bombardier/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Walter Handley was the son of Samuel and Maria Handley, of St. Leonard's St., Wanganui, New Zealand.Disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915.Embarked Alexandria for Marsa Matruh, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916.Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.Attached to Medium trench Mortar Battery, in the field, 5 May 1916; rejoined, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7 May 1916.Attached to 'X' Trench Mortar Battery, 28 May 1916; transferred to 'X' Trench Mortar Battery, 14 June 1916.Appointed Acting Bombardier, 2 August 1916.Killed in action, 15 November 1916.Parents: Samuel and Maria Handley, St Leonard's Street, Wanganui AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death15 November 1916 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryCite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM III. B. 13. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Walter Basil Handley by laying a poppy. Ruth Elane Handley Thomas Michael Handley Walter Basil Handley Wilson George Handley Matthew Handling Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Walter Basil Handley Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Periscope : unofficial mouthpiece of the 1st Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl… Library / Pictorial › publication At sea D526.2 PER Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16791045 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/276410/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/276410 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 299 AWMM NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 19 October 2016Christopher RichardSydney, AustraliaOther relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
